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Cardinal Sin RIP - funeral details p8

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  • Ferryman
    Ferryman Posts: 2,921
    Never met Dave but already missing his superb blogs after games. 

    RIP
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,026
    R0TW said:
    Been reliably informed that the funeral will take place at Christ Church (Greenwich) on Friday 15th December at 1:30PM.
    Rather than any flowers, Dave would have preferred donations to Greenwich & Bexley hospice.
    Either by their website, or collection boxes on the day.
    Bump
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,825
    That’s lovely. 
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,225
    Fantastic idea 
  • Greenhithe
    Greenhithe Posts: 780
    Curb_It said:

    We have about £200 in the old protest fund account which some was leftover from the last shirt sponsorship and some is interest as there is another amount of money in there from another Charlton project. I did check I could have the interest… So in Dave’s memory we are going to donate the £200 to the Charlton Riding School for the Disabled. Some of you remember we donated to them before at Dave’s suggestion as it’s a local charity close to his heart. 

    I checked with Dave’s wife yesterday, as I know the family have asked for donations to the hospice, but she is happy with that as she did consider them to.



    Love it mate. My daughter went to the Arrow School in Dartford for years and got to a bloody good standard. They do great work these places and the difference you see in the kids once on the horse is amazing.
  • cafc999
    cafc999 Posts: 4,967
    Great touch
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,004
    Wonderful 
  • KBslittlesis
    KBslittlesis Posts: 8,607
    Love that B ♥️
  • Nug
    Nug Posts: 4,623
    Curb_It said:

    We have about £200 in the old protest fund account which some was leftover from the last shirt sponsorship and some is interest as there is another amount of money in there from another Charlton project. I did check I could have the interest… So in Dave’s memory we are going to donate the £200 to the Charlton Riding School for the Disabled. Some of you remember we donated to them before at Dave’s suggestion as it’s a local charity close to his heart. 

    I checked with Dave’s wife yesterday, as I know the family have asked for donations to the hospice, but she is happy with that as she did consider them to.



    That's so nice. I remember Dave suggesting we donate to them with the proceeds from the protest shirt which we did. It was a significant amount if I remember rightly.
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  • NorthheathAddick
    NorthheathAddick Posts: 4,018
    Yep that’s brilliant gesture Curb_it 
  • Curb_It
    Curb_It Posts: 21,223
    Nug said:
    Curb_It said:

    We have about £200 in the old protest fund account which some was leftover from the last shirt sponsorship and some is interest as there is another amount of money in there from another Charlton project. I did check I could have the interest… So in Dave’s memory we are going to donate the £200 to the Charlton Riding School for the Disabled. Some of you remember we donated to them before at Dave’s suggestion as it’s a local charity close to his heart. 

    I checked with Dave’s wife yesterday, as I know the family have asked for donations to the hospice, but she is happy with that as she did consider them to.



    That's so nice. I remember Dave suggesting we donate to them with the proceeds from the protest shirt which we did. It was a significant amount if I remember rightly.
    I just found some threads on it. It was £3,500 from the protest shirts. That was amazing. I had forgotten how much. And £700 from the remainder of the protest fund.  Dave posted some pics of progress in the bottom of this thread.

    https://forum.charltonlife.com/discussion/74955/7k-donations-from-protest-shirts-to-demelza-house-and-the-charlton-riding-for-the-disabled-charity

    Be nice to give a little bit more in Dave’s name. 
  • Curb_It
    Curb_It Posts: 21,223
    I have links for those of you that cant make Dave's service on Friday and would like to watch.  I'm not sure about putting on here?

    So perhaps if you want me to send to you can you inbox me on here? Or text me if you have my number.


  • Acab
    Acab Posts: 725
    Could somebody confirm if there’s a meet before in Pelton. Is the service in Christchurch then onto crem.
  • Curb_It
    Curb_It Posts: 21,223
    The service is at 1.30 in Christchurch Greenwich and then to the Pelton afterwards.  I dont know about the crematorium so I think that is private. 


  • Acab
    Acab Posts: 725
    ok thanks.
  • German
    German Posts: 95
    church-lane said:
    It really was a fine well attended service. Trust Dave to have organised and written much of it himself. Always in control our Dave.
    Agree with all that @ChicagoAddick says. 
    There was plenty of representation from Charlton, CAST and Herbert's alike!!  Plenty of Scots. Eulogy written by Dave and read by Millwall. Dave a man for all people! 
    Lovely words from his wife, daughters, niece and aunt.
    Went to The Pelton after, it was rammed so we had to leave early to get back to the South coast. 
    Proud to have had him as a friend. RIP big fella. X

    It was indeed @church-lane a wonderful service and fitting send off for Dave today . . and like you I too am Proud to have had Dave as a friend . . RIP x        
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  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 16,522
    Very glad I could be there to say our goodbyes and meet more of Dave’s friends. A very appropriate send-off though still gone way too soon. 
  • Chippycafc
    Chippycafc Posts: 14,148
    Great stuff all, what this forum should be about.
  • southamptonaddick
    southamptonaddick Posts: 4,054
    A sad day, as Dave has gone far too early, but also a day to remember the happy times. Dave's self penned eulogy was both happy and sad but mostly happy. It said a lot about Dave's outlook on life. 
    It was also a day to catch up with many old friends I hadn't seen for a while and be able to reminisce how Dave had been part of our lives over the many years we had known him.
    Goodbye big fella. See you on the other side. 
  • Curb_It
    Curb_It Posts: 21,223
    edited December 2023
    A friend said the upstairs of the church was like being at a Charlton away game in the 80’s. All Charlton. 

    A wonderful, personal and very moving ceremony. Dave was piped in and out, and carried by his mates. What a privilege that must have been.

    A very fitting send off to a lovely man. 


  • southamptonaddick
    southamptonaddick Posts: 4,054
    Curb_It said:
    A friend said the upstairs of the church was like being at a Charlton away game in the 80’s. All Charlton. 

    A wonderful, personal and very moving ceremony. Dave was piped in and out carried by his mates. What a privilege that must have been.

    A very fitting send off to a lovely man. 


    A very astute observation B  :D
  • Curb_It
    Curb_It Posts: 21,223
    I have been a bit slow in sorting the donation to the Riding School because I didn’t get a reply from my email. Anyway this popped up this morning so have donated now. 

    The group that hold the other money also kindly donated £100. And I have rounded it up. The Just giving link is in the FB post.

  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 16,522
    That’s lovely, B. I’ve just made an online donation to Greenwich and Bexley Hospice as per the funeral collection. Dave was so generous in life, it’s the least we can do. 
  • clive
    clive Posts: 19,456
    https://greenwichwire.co.uk/2024/02/19/charlton-athletic-blogger-who-helped-oust-owner-to-be-remembered-in-pub-quiz/
  • R0TW
    R0TW Posts: 1,676
    Would have popped down for that, but unfortunately away.
    Hope it goes well.

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